I was asked to do a video interview, but in the end they couldn't send a crew to where I live. I know the interview would be good for Mastodon, but I am so relieved I don't have to do it π
I was asked to do a video interview, but in the end they couldn't send a crew to where I live. I know the interview would be good for Mastodon, but I am so relieved I don't have to do it π
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Mastodon for Android has been installed over 32K times! Still only 400 ratings though. Please don't forget to rate the app!
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New iOS app release is waiting for Apple review! It adds a community timeline and fixes sign-up errors not being shown and servers being listed in the wrong order during onboarding.
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I am trying out some changes to the Explore tab here on mastodon.social. Only one post per author will now be displayed, allowing more different authors to be seen. I've also tweaked how quickly those posts fall off.
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@Gargron my explore > posts and news tab is always empty. Did i miss a setting? @Gargron That seems a good decision to me. Bonus question: The local timeline is empty on the web and in mobile clients. Is this just for me or a general thing on our instance? Thanks for your great work! If you created your account a long time ago, you may be seeing Mastodon's advanced web interface (multiple columns). That interface has not been the default for years now. You can control which one you see from Preferences.
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@Gargron I loved when I saw this when it first showed up. Keep hoping to see it in the iPadOS version along with better keyboard support. If I could code Iβd totally attempt to add it. In other news thanks for all the hardwork, I appreciate the ability to come back to see itβs still running and additional features/active development. Of course thanks to the the whole team & all the instance admins.
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@Gargron Oh, I agree. Another incredible Marvel Studios project who have yet to have a misfire from one of their TV shows. Already looking forward to Ms. Marvel in June. @Gargron I caught up with two episodes and then it stops on that cliff hanger! Whyβ¦β¦ :cwy: Mastodon's monthly active user numbers have risen by 84,579 since the Twitter buyout story broke on Monday (and I do mean across the Mastodon network, not this server)
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Good morning friends, this server is once again suffering under a heavy load of traffic and I am once again working on making it work better. Please be patient :tiredcat:
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@Gargron I hope once things for you are running smoothly again you find the time to write about this tech journey what you did and what you learned. Now would be the prime time for any Mastodon admins with servers capable of accepting new users and scaling up to submit them to joinmastodon.org More info: https://joinmastodon.org/covenant Shoot me an e-mail at hello@joinmastodon.org
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@Gargron So, I donβt have the time or energy to host a server for other people (outside of my family/friend circle), but Iβm wondering: as a simple user, would it better technically if I hosted my own server (with only me on it)? Iβm not asking ideologically speaking, but on a technical level. Does load actually decrease for each individual instances if users spread out? I am continuing to work on scaling up mastodon.social and mastodon.online to handle the traffic and I've got @Nigma to help answer inqueries over on Twitter
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Hi! mastodon.social is being slow right now, as far as I can tell because there's twice as many people using it at the same time as ever have; I'm working on making it go fast again, but in the meantime, do remember to invite people to joinmastodon.org instead of directly to mastodon.social. People don't have to be on the same server to follow you! Thanks!
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@Gargron I remember one of the things that motivated me to look into the state of decentralized social media (and ultimately begin working on Mastodon) in 2016 were talks that a controversial billionaire might buy Twitter.
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@Gargron Maybe I should revive my idea to do a similar approach for Facebook. You have done a great job here. Very inspiring. Getting the official Mastodon apps out there was a massive undertaking. More than a year of ongoing design and development, and biggest team that we've ever had. Seeing how talented people bring your vision to life is honestly a real treat.
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@Gargron Devy is such a wholesome performer, I saw him just before COVID and it was easily one of the most memorable nights of my life I've updated this page with more information related to submitting your Mastodon server to joinmastodon.org (and it is now linked from the main page) I got asked about this by somebody from WIRED so I got some numbers together. I believe that Mastodon servers have gained around 49,000 new people since March. Our iOS app downloads rose by 109%. On mastodon.social, I am seeing a 71% increase in sign-ups and 36% increase in monthly active users as people are coming back to their old accounts.
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@Gargron I am like that also.
@Gargron very relatable.
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Don't they often do Zoom interviews these days anyway?